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Best Burgers in East Village
The short answer
- Best burger in East Village
- Nowon9.5 · #4 citywide · Smash
Scored by Brotherly Burgers. Updated July 2026.
The East Village delivers quality over quantity with 7 ranked burgers. Nowon (9.5) leads the pack, the Korean-American spot that took the #4 ranking citywide with a patty that rewired our understanding of what a smash burger can be. Lion's Bar (9.0) is a St. Marks gem serving a steakhouse-style thick burger at #10 citywide. Below those, Virginia's (8.3) and 7th Street Burger (7.5) are strong everyday options, with David's Cafe (6.1, now closed) and Brindle Room (5.2) rounding out the neighborhood. The East Village punches above its weight at the top of the rankings.
- Restaurants
- 17
- Burgers ranked
- 7
- Avg score
- 7.7
Burger rankings in East Village
All burger restaurants in East Village
Nowon
Korean-American, $$, 1 ranked9.5/10
PANTHEON
The Lion's Bar & Grill
American Bar, $$, 1 ranked9.0/10
HALL OF FAME
Virginia's
New American, $$, 1 ranked8.3/10
STANDOUT
7th Street Burger
Smash Burger, $, 1 ranked7.5/10
GOOD
Brindle Room
American, $$, 1 ranked5.2/10
AVERAGE
David's Cafe
Cafe, $$, 1 ranked6.1/10
SOLID
Golden Hof
German-American, $$, 1 ranked8.2/10
STANDOUT
Bowery Meat Company
Steakhouse, $$$$Highlife
American, $$Jean's
American, $$Paul's Da Burger Joint
Burger Joint, $Phebes
Pub, $$Popchew
American, $$Royale
American, $$St Mark's Burgers and Dogs
Burger Joint, $Superiority Burger
Vegetarian, $Burgers on B
Smash Burger, $




